When Princess Charlotte gets her crown, her brother Prince Louis gets his, too, okay," Charlotte, Louis, and their mother, the Princess of Wales, visited the set of Strictly Come Dancing in England last year, head judge Shirley Ballas told The Sun The Sun. But there was a bit of bickering, as siblings tend to do, because if one kid got a souvenir, the other had to get one too.

The show was to England what "Dancing with the Stars" was to America, and the royal trio visited the set privately in late 2023. They're beautiful," Barras said. When they visited the set, I thought it would be a good idea to give the girl (Charlotte) a crown because there was a crown on the set, and I gave him (Louis) a box of candy. Then he said, 'I want that one,' and pointed to the crown. So we had to go find him a little crown."

The dance pro added of Charlotte and Louis, "They are beautiful, polite children." Apparently, when it comes to the royal family, "everyone is watching Strictly," and Queen Camilla also sent a handwritten note to Barras after Barras sent her novel "Murder on the Dance Floor," which was released last October.

"Camilla sent me back a very beautiful note, which I will have framed," Barras said. 'She is an avid fan.'

Princess Anne is apparently a fan, too, and one of the show's dancers, Nadya Bychkova, said the princess told her she wanted to be a contestant on the show. (She is a fan of Strictly and said she wanted to be on this show. ) "She said yes. I'm sure she'd be a great performer.'

Büchikova said of the entire royal family's love for the show, "They love it. They watch it all the time. When you see the royals at events, they all know what's going on."

Returning to Louis, who just turned six on April 23, the youngest of William and Kate's three children, said that he has tried on a crown during a tour of the costume department and that "Charlotte and Louis sit at the judges' table and after the professional dancers on the show perform, they Charlotte and Louis sat at the judges' table and were able to deliver their scores with the show's signature paddle after the performances of the professional dancers on the show," People wrote. Kate "took pictures of the children at the judges' table," a source told The Sun, describing last year's visit, "She seemed really relaxed and all smiles. She was polite to everyone, kind, charming, and made sure Louis didn't get too excited."

Although Princes William and George were not present at this family excursion, it was a dream come true for Charlotte, who turns 9 on May 2. She enjoys dancing "ballet and tap," Kate said last September, and William also once mentioned that his only daughter "loves to dance" when he attended the 2018 Commonwealth Day reception.

Regarding Kate's recent video message about her cancer diagnosis and King Charles' message that he, too, is battling cancer, Barras said, "I think it's very brave of Charles and Kate to come out and share their story. 'The lovely Kate was sitting on a little park bench, wearing a little striped jumper. This is a long time memory and I think it's wonderful for women."